Sentence examples for upstream business from inspiring English sources

Formerly the upstream business of state-owned British Gas.

Orders for its upstream business last year increased by a record 215%.

"The upstream business is just sexier," said Blake Wright, Upstream's Houston bureau chief.

He will succeed Lamar McKay, who will now head BP's upstream business.

The annual figures from SSE show that its "upstream" business has seen a one-off gain of £90m profit from the purchase of a North Sea gas field.

The group also said on Friday that it expected hefty writedowns of $700m for the fourth quarter and $2.7bn for the full year relating to its upstream business.

Some want to raise the bridge's height to ensure access to upstream businesses; others are obsessed with killing light rail; others urge inaction until the effect of tolls on traffic is known.

At BP, he previously worked as chief of staff for exploration and production; was responsible for the downstream, or sale and distribution, and upstream businesses in Russia and Kazakhstan; and led talks with BP's former partners in its Russian joint venture, TNK-BP.

In other energy sector news today, BP said it is selling its upstream businesses in Venezuela and Vietnam to TNK-BP, its Russian joint venture, for $1.8 billion.

A deeper understanding of the driving forces embedded in home and host markets will allow new ventures not only to take upstream businesses activities, but also to forge links with foreign partners, and explore market opportunities.

"Alcoa maintained revenue strength and solid liquidity by driving high profitability in our mid and downstream businesses and by reducing costs and improving performance in our upstream businesses," said Chairman and Chief Executive Klaus Kleinfeld.